And here is the current lead story on Politico:

Steele to Rush: I’m sorry

The Republicans are beyond being in a shambles now.

UPDATE – FLASHBACK:

Rahm Emanuel way back, so long ago, like yesterday:

And whenever a Republican criticizes him, they have to run back and apologize to him and say they were misunderstood. He is the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican Party.

And there you have it.